Chapter 387:

Chapter 387:

After parting ways with Egostic.

"...Hmph."

In her office, Celeste smiled and looked at the ring on her finger.

This ring is the Sun God's holy relic...and it was given to her by Egostic himself.

She didn't know if she liked it because it was a relic of the Sun God, or because he had put it on her. Celeste stared at the ring, which glittered with sunlight.

It's a precious artifact, so she won't be able to wear it outside but she could always look at it inside her office.

As Celeste fiddled with the silver ring, she thought to herself.

Suddenly, she remembered what Egostic had told her.

"That ring... According to the old texts, it's called the Ring of Jealousy, and there's a spirit inside it.

"A spirit..."

Celeste stared at the ring in disbelief.

"The spirit in this ring," explained the Egostic, "is the spirit of jealousy.”

It seeks out the wearer's jealousy and entices the wearer to secretly dispose of it. And then, without telling them the price, they make a deal.

It's a trap.

‘After that, the wearer is killed. The price of the contract is actually your life.’

Afterward, the ring is said to be passed on to the object of the former wearer's jealousy.

This person is then enticed to eliminate the object of his jealousy, made to make a contract, and killed again.

This would fulfill the previous wearer's contract: "Kill the jealous one.”

And on to the next target.

".....hmm."

...Though she was a little curious as to why this beautiful ring, a relic of the Sun God, would have such a strange spirit in it...Celeste decided not to overthink it. Well, the Sun God must have meant it all for good, otherwise he'd be evil, heh, heh, heh, that can't be right.

"Hmm...A spirit of jealousy."

‘Well, it doesn't matter to me, I'm not jealous of anyone.’

With that thought, Celeste leisurely strapped on the ring.

At least, I should see the spirit's face.

"..."

...But how do I summon this thing?

"...Ugh."

Celeste struggled for a long time, and then, just as she had done in front of the statue, she felt a force inside her chest...She realized that she needed to channel the power of the sun.

Finally, she succeeded in summoning the spirit.

Soon, smoke began to rise around the ring, and the golden gem turned pink. Simultaneously, pink light radiated from the ring.

And then it popped out of the ring.

"Hmph. Greetings, Master."

A pink spirit, looking like a ghost, connected to the ring from within.

"...Yes. Hello."

Celeste greeted the spirit that popped out of it.

It was the first time she had ever seen one of the Sun God's artifacts speak, so it was a strange feeling.

As she observed the spirit with interest, it introduced itself with a smile.

And just like that, no one knew.

Celeste, leader of the Cathedrals, has scheduled a tour of Korea.

***

"...Hmm."

Something is sending chills down my spine.

~Egostream Mansion~

After returning from my date with Celeste, I sat in a chair at the table with my legs stretched out, thinking.

I don't feel like I've ever felt this way after hearing Stardus' true feelings, but whatever.

"...Celeste, I think that's enough."

I muttered, looking at my journal.

My first objective for Phase 4. Flirting with Celeste.

...Or, more precisely, get her on my side. To make her dependent on me, to make her choose me over the Sun God of doomsday.

My grand plan, it seemed, was coming together.

‘...I think it's safe to say that Celeste is on my side now.’

After all, she was the one who doubted and distrusted everyone in the original story, and now I'm the only one she trusts and relies on.

Especially after seeing her reaction to me in front of the statue once again...Perhaps, if I speak well, she won't destroy the world like in the original.

So now, I can focus on other things.

With that thought, I silently looked at the calendar.

I had just over a month to go before the declaration of destruction.

There was less than a month left until the day when God would personally and kindly inform every human on earth, "I'm going to kill you all. Prepare yourselves and wait."

In other words, after this declaration of doom, here's what happened in the original story

The chain of command breaks down and society goes to shit as people are confused and panicked.As the sun god gets closer and closer to the dimension of this world, some powerful people lose control and go on a rampage, leading to death.Celeste and Cathedral, commanded by the Sun God, begin to destroy the world.

Before the Sun God even arrives, the world almost destroys itself.

So, what can be done to stop this?

‘...First, the social system must be corrected.’

After Sun God's declaration of judgment, even the world's leaders and heroes fall into extreme fear because they are only human after all. They run off with their fortunes, commit suicide...

As the top of society collapsed, the bottom naturally began to collapse as well. The citizens, who had lost their leaders, were thrown into chaos with nowhere to turn.

I had to stop this from happening first.

To do so, I would need to enlist the help of Lee Seola and the Association.

My goal was to meet with the control centers of all the Associations, the International Association Chancellor, and the Board of Directors.

And before that.

"...."

I stared at my mansion, and fell silent.

Slowly, finally, the story is coming to an end.

As such, I must explain what's coming first to the Egostream members who have been with me all this time. They will, after all, play the most important role in our country.

"...."

So, slowly, I must tell them my truth.

With that thought, I looked outside my door.

Tomorrow I was going to tell them everything.